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Show
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#3
Playlist (Bonus - Internet
Only, 93:42)
And here are three from my Top Ten Queer Xmas Song list: Pansy Division's classic "Homo Christmas," (from "Pile Up," 1995), Martin Swinger's "Christmas Blues," (appearing both on "Bear Naked," from 2000, and "Scrapbook," from 1998); and "It Doesn't Seem Like Christmas," from Dennis Hensley's 1999 CD "The Water's Fine."
Jazz
stylist Patricia Barber's xmas contribution
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Houston GLBT magazine
OutSmart asked me to
Above, in 1983 the Gay Liberation Quire of Sydney, Australia, struck a blow for queer xmas songs of the future, with "Hark the Herald Fairies Shout," "Festival of Light," and "God Help You Merry Dykes and Poofs."
Well, in 2003 I knew Jai Rodriguez as the star of the very queer musical "Zanna, Don't!" but then he quickly became much more famous as one of the Queer Eyes for the Straight Guy. His holiday song appears on the various artists benefit CD shown above.
I've got two xmas songs by those Uppity Blues Women, Saffire, and they both come from various artists compilations, from 1992 and 2003. |
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Two more seasonal songs that are only available as single are by Kim Char Meredith and Nadine Goellner. Kim's is from 2004 and is a free download from her site, and you can by Nadine's 2002 gem at cdbaby.com. Below them are Sean Wiggins and her 2003 album "I Gotta Be Me," which has an xmas bonus track. Erin McKeown updated Bessie Smith's "At the Christmas Ball" for the various artists CD "Wonderland," in 2002.
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These guys must be camera shy, as these are the only decent photos I could find of Dennis Milone and David Mahr. And I had to go back to Mahr's 1997 CD, "No Drama," to even find that pic. Anyway, these days are becoming more and more the days of internet only songs. Dennis has not released a holiday album (and I'm really encouraging to do so, but I do thank him that he's made this track available), and David's song is another net only song file. I'm showing Dennis' two releases, "Digital Realms" in 2000 and "Propinquity" in 2003.
I'm counting my blessings, last year Morel put together two xmas songs, and I wrote him about them and he send me "Santa Hugged Me" and several mixes of "Merry Christmas to Everyone." This year, they are barely even mentioned on his site. And the Jason & deMarco song comes from their 2004 album "The Spirit of Christmas," followed by an unrleased solo by deMarco, from 2003. |
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The
advent of the internet has made it possible to play songs that are incredibly
new. All I need is the song file from the artist, and here are three
of interest. First, from the UK, but now living in Toronto, is Darren
Stewart-Jones and while the song is old, it's the very first "gay"
version I know of "Santa Baby." And from Ennio's myspace.com
site comes a song he home-recorded, called "I Won't Be Home for
Christmas." Last song of this set premiered on December 13th, as
I'm working on this page of this site. And it's another artist I discovered
on myspace.com. Dance artist Gene-Manuel just decided he needed a holiday
song, and "Snowlight" was born, and don't you love his outfit!
A star is...well, strategically placed. He won't say if the star really
needed to be that large.
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Above left, the only straight act on these shows...Capitol Steps have been issuing their political parody albums for 25 years, taking pot shots at whoever merits it. In 1994 Clinton was in office, and their gay-themed xmas parody was "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." And, gee, an actual chart record on QMH! From 1984 came Queen's "Thank God, It's Christmas." |
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Haven't had
enough queer xmas music yet?
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60 different artists on these three very queer shows, I've spread them over three main pages, back to show #1 |
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